Hello,I was reading comments on the old forum from just after the release of the USB Beatles catalog. I understand purchase justification by the comments from Amazon, but I also understand people being PO'ed by EMI and their antics!! Any fresh comments now that the sting of that release and screw from EMI has settled down? The USB will likely disappear soon and I am very interested. Personally, I hear very crisp, clear and great versions on Beatles-A-Rama and I often wonder what the source of these versions are. They are obviously not alternative mixes or versions, but the same as the 2009 and are much better sounding with elements of the music I had not noticed before. I believe I have a more acute sense of hearing than the average person, so maybe the subtle differences are not noticed by most people. My bragging aside, I have always been able to notice things in music that other people thought I was crazy to point out. I also believe this would be the source of the "better" versions I hear on Beatles-A-Rama as they state they sell a service to receive a higher sampling rate which they make available free from time to time. Thanks for reading and your comments.

Reportedly the new vinyl releases are cut from 44.1kHz 24-bit, but without the peak limiting that was applied to the CD and USB-apple release. Because of this, the digital master that was used to cut the vinyl would be the one to get, if it was available, which it isn't!

Some samples from the latest vinyl have appeared on Beatlesdrops...http://beatledrops.com/...along with many other samples.(note for mods: 30 second samples only on that site, nothing against HA TOS AFAICT).